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Weather Alert(1)!

"Winter Storm Watch, Winter Weather Advisory"
...Winter Weather Advisory now in effect until midnight EST
tonight...
...Winter Storm Watch in effect from Wednesday evening through
Thursday evening...
The National Weather Service in New York has issued a Winter
Storm Watch...which is in effect from Wednesday evening through
Thursday evening.
* Locations...southern Connecticut...Long Island...New York
City...southern Westchester...and portions of northeast New
Jersey.
* Hazard types...snow...sleet and freezing rain this evening...
then heavy snow Wednesday night into Thursday.
* Accumulations...snow accumulation around 2 inches this
evening...along with a trace of ice...then 4 to 8 inches
Wednesday night into Thursday.
* Timing...snow develops late this afternoon...then mixes with
sleet and freezing rain early this evening before changing to
rain. The rain...mixes with or changes to snow and sleet
Wednesday evening...before changing to all snow around or
shortly after midnight Wednesday night. The snow should taper
off Thursday afternoon.
* Impacts...snow covered surfaces...coated with ice...will make
traveling difficult at times.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Winter Weather Advisory means that periods of snow...sleet...or
freezing rain will cause travel difficulties. Be prepared for
slippery roads and limited visibilities...and use caution while
driving.
A Winter Storm Watch means there is a potential for significant
snow...sleet...or ice accumulations that may impact travel.
Continue to monitor the latest forecasts.
-- Tuesday Mar.03 15,05:48 PM
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Nassau County, Long Island

Nassau County is among the most affluent regions of New York State. With two cities, three towns, and 64 villages, Nassau is a bustling area on Long Island containing a diverse business base, some of New York's best schools and some of the most beautiful scenery on the East Coast.

Nassau County is dominated by suburban communities, straddled by one of the greatest cities in the world as well as other suburban and rural communities. According to the 2010 census, Nassau’s population is about 1,339,500 people, with over 448,500 households and nearly 340,500 families. The population is fairly dense, with 4,655 people per square mile, on average.

According to a 2012 survey conducted by Forbes Magazine, Nassau County residents have the 12th highest median household income in the country, and the highest in New York.

Several Native American peoples inhabited the area when European settlers arrived, including the Marsepeque, Secatogue and Matinecoc. Dutch and English settlers split Long Island along what is the present-day border of Nassau and Suffolk, with the Dutch occupying the west and English settlers from the Connecticut colony occupying the east.

Nassau County was formed in 1899 by the division of Queens County, after the western portion of Queens became a borough of New York City in 1898. Mineola was selected to be the county seat.

Nassau County witnessed a series of historic episodes, going back to the emergence of the United States. The Town of Hempstead was split in two by the Patriots and Loyalists during the Revolutionary War, thus causing the formation of the Town of North Hempstead.

The booming years between the late 1800’s and the 1930’s saw the creation of several luxurious Gold Coast estates, which served as the basis of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.

Nassau County’s flat plains were also the stage for advancements in aviation technology. Hempstead Plains served as a training ground for aviators in both World Wars. In 1927, Charles Lindbergh’s famous first nonstop transatlantic flight to Paris took off from Roosevelt Field.